Gypsum board05/28/15 - 20150147546 - Described herein is a composite board and a method of producing a composite board, the board having increased fire endurance. The board comprises a sheet having a thickness greater than about 0.014 inches, and a thermal conductivity of about 0.1 w/(m.k.) or less. The composite board can be part of...

Carbon aerogel05/21/15 - 20150140305 - Methods and compositions for making carbon aerogels from biomass are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of making a carbon aerogel from a biomass involves dielectrically heating a biomass slurry to produce the carbon aerogel. The method further includes heating the carbon aerogel to produce an electrically conducting carbon aerogel....

Adhesion method using thin adhesive layers05/21/15 - 20150140307 - The invention relates to a method for adhering flexible substrates, the connecting adhesive layer being formed in a thin manner. The invention further relates to a composite substrate, wherein the two substrates are connected by a thin flexible adhesive layer....

Gypsum products comprising silica gel05/07/15 - 20150125683 - A gypsum composition, board, and method of producing a gypsum board with increased fire endurance are described. The set gypsum-containing composition can be used to prepare a gypsum board having fire endurance, based on the inclusion of silica gel....

Dispersible moist wipe04/30/15 - 20150118466 - A dispersible moist wipe generally comprises a nonwoven tissue web having regenerated fibers in an amount of about 10 to about 30 percent by weight and natural fibers in an amount of about 70 to about 90 percent by weight. The regenerated fibers and the natural fibers are hydroentangled such...

Transition metal dichalcogenide aerogels and methods of preparation and use04/30/15 - 20150118467 - Methods of forming transition metal dichalcogenide aerogels are provided. Some methods include adding at least one solvent to one or more two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide sheets to form a transition metal dichalcogenide solution and freeze drying the transition metal dichalcogenide solution to form frozen transition metal dichalcogenide. The methods also...

Porous cellulose body and method for producing same04/02/15 - 20150093560 - A porous body that contains cellulose nanofibers having very thin fiber diameters and high hydrophilicity, and has a large specific surface area, and to provide a method of producing the porous body simply with low cost. A method of producing a porous cellulose comprises a process of lyophilizing a mixed...

Activated carbon, adsorption material and electrode03/26/15 - 20150086766 - A method produces activated carbon, suitable in particular for use in double-layer condensers. The method includes a) producing a mixture of a preferably pulverulent carbon material, a base and a hydrophilic polymer chemically inert to the base, b) pressing the mixture produced in step a) to form a pressing and...

Multilayer surface covering03/05/15 - 20150064434 - The present invention relates to a multilayer surface covering (1) comprising a fibre veil (3) having a specific weight comprised between 17 to 75 g/m2 on the side intended to contact, in use, the surface to cover, said fibre veil (3) comprising a polyolefin-based binder impregnation at a weight comprised...

Porous body03/05/15 - 20150064435 - Provided is a porous body, which is formed of a resin obtained by crosslinking a copolymer of ethylene, an α-olefin, and a non-conjugated diene, wherein porosity of the porous body is in the range of 50 to 95% by volume, strength of the porous body at 50% compression is 300...

Rigid repair wrap including a laminate disposed laterally within the repair wrap02/19/15 - 20150050481 - A repair wrap for repairing or strengthening an item. The repair wrap includes a fabric, where the fabric includes one or more fibers. The repair wrap also includes a film disposed laterally within the fabric. The repair wrap further includes a hardening material disposed in the fabric. The fabric is...

Flutable fiber webs with high dust holding capacity01/01/15 - 20150004385 - The fiber webs described herein may be incorporated into filter media and filter elements. The fiber webs may exhibit a high dust holding capacity. The fiber webs may also exhibit a low thickness. The fiber webs may be sufficiently flexible and/or deformable so that they may be processed to include...

Sheet for packaging edible meat, and casing for packaging edible meat01/01/15 - 20150004386 - A sheet for packaging edible meat is provided that includes a layer A and a layer B thermally adhered to each other. In the sheet, the layer A is a wet-laid nonwoven fabric produced by mixing a first core-in-sheath fiber (a) having a core made of polyester and a sheath...

Three-dimensional graphene structure, and preparation method thereof12/18/14 - 20140370262 - A method of preparing a three-dimensional graphene structure, and a graphene structure prepared by the method are provided. The method includes preparing a dispersion in which a graphite oxide is dispersed, and preparing a gel by controlling a degree of reduction of the dispersion. The method can be useful in...

Conjugated fiber and structural fiber product comprising the conjugated fiber12/11/14 - 20140363653 - A graft component for forming a graft chain is graft-polymerized onto a structural fiber object; the structural fiber object comprises a fiber assembly comprising at least a conjugated fiber, and an ethylene-vinyl alcohol-series copolymer exists on at least part of a surface of the fiber. The graft polymerization may be...

Thermally protective flame retardant fabric11/20/14 - 20140342140 - The present invention provides a fabric consisting of a single layer of a non-woven substrate treated with a flame retardant finish. The non-woven substrate comprises cellulosic fibers and polyester fibers and has a basis weight ranging from 2.0 to 15.0 ounces per square yard. The fabric has a thickness ranging...

Chiral or achiral, mesoporous carbon10/02/14 - 20140295161 - A composition and a method for producing mesoporous carbon materials with a chiral or achiral organization. In the method, a polymerizable inorganic monomer is reacted in the presence of nanocrystalline cellulose to give a material of inorganic solid with cellulose nanocrystallites organized in a chiral nematic organization. The cellulose can...

Metal collecting material10/02/14 - 20140295162 - The present invention relates to a metal collecting material formed of an organic polymer fiber base material into which a functional group having a metal adsorbing function is introduced, in which the metal collecting material has a nonwoven fabric form, an opening diameter of 10 to 300 μm, an aperture...

Elastomeric materials comprising biodegradable and/or sustainable polymeric components09/18/14 - 20140272356 - Elastomeric films and laminates comprising one or more biodegradable and/or sustainable polymers are disclosed. The biodegradable and/or sustainable polymers can be added to the elastomeric film at concentrations up to about 40%, while the film still retains acceptable elastomeric properties. Methods of making elastomeric films or laminates comprising one or...

Porous cross-linked polyimide-urea networks09/18/14 - 20140272358 - Porous cross-linked polyimide-urea networks are provided. The networks comprise a subunit comprising two anhydride end-capped polyamic acid oligomers in direct connection via a urea linkage. The oligomers (a) each comprise a repeating unit of a dianhydride and a diamine and a terminal anhydride group and (b) are formulated with 2...

Nonwoven substrates09/18/14 - 20140272359 - The present disclosure is directed, in part, to a nonwoven substrate comprising one or more layers of fibers. The nonwoven substrate has a specific surface area in the range of about 0.5m2/g to about 5m2/g....

Kind of nonwoven fabric and its manufacturing apparatus09/18/14 - 20140272360 - The invention discloses a kind of nonwoven fabric, which contains the directly-formed fibers disposed in fabric and arranged in a V-shaped pattern, and 65-75% of every fiber is melt-blown and the rest is polyester staple fiber so that it can form continuous, fluffy and resilient fabric structure without large voids;...

Protective mid-cover textiles09/18/14 - 20140272361 - A new class of protective fabrics having good ballistic and fragmentary protection also provide wearable drape, softness, and moisture transport, as well as good UV and abrasion resistance and color acceptance, making them comfortable to wear as garment fabrics. The protective fabrics are constructed from yarns having at least 20%...

Multicomponent aliphatic polyester blend fibers09/18/14 - 20140272362 - The present invention provides multicomponent thermoplastic fibers that are biodegradable and that are capable of forming strong bonds in air bonding processes. In various embodiments, the multicomponent fibers can include a first polymer component that includes a first aliphatic polyester, and a second polymer component also including an aliphatic polyester,...

Inorganic fiber molded body09/18/14 - 20140272363 - The present invention aims at providing an inorganic fiber molded body that is excellent in scale resistance, thermal shock resistance and mechanical shock resistance, and prevented from suffering from shrinkage when used under high-temperature heating conditions. The inorganic fiber molded body of the present invention is produced by impregnating a...

Organic polymer porous body08/28/14 - 20140242366 - There is provided an organic polymer porous body having a first cyclic structure equipped with a 6-membered ring (A) or a 5-membered ring having three bonds; a second cyclic structure equipped with a 6-membered ring (B) having two or three bonds; and a carbon-carbon triple bond that links the first...

Laminates with bonded webs08/21/14 - 20140234604 - Laminates with a layer of bonded nonwoven material attached to a layer of film....

Three-dimensional polymeric strand netting, dies, and methods of making the same08/21/14 - 20140234605 - Method and extrusion die (1030) for producing a three-dimensional polymeric strand netting, wherein a plurality of the polymeric strands (1070a, 1070b, 1070c) are periodically joined together in a regular pattern at bond regions throughout the array, wherein a majority of the polymeric strands (1070a, 1070b, 1070c) are periodically bonded to...

Strands, nettings, dies, and methods of making the same08/07/14 - 20140220328 - Netting (1101) comprising an array of polymeric strands (1102,1104), wherein the polymeric strands are periodically joined together at bond regions throughout the array, and wherein at least a plurality (i.e., at least two) of the polymeric strands have a core (1114) of a first polymeric material and a sheath (1103)...

Soft tissue having reduced hydrogen bonding06/26/14 - 20140178660 - The present invention provides a modified cellulosic fiber having reduced hydrogen bonding capabilities. The modified fiber formed in accordance with the present invention may be useful in the production of tissue products having improved bulk and softness. More importantly, the modified fiber is adaptable to current tissue making processes and...

Fabrication of carbon foams through solution processing in superacids05/22/14 - 20140141224 - In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to methods of making carbon foams. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: (a) dissolving a carbon source in a superacid to form a solution; (b) placing the solution in a mold; and (c) coagulating the carbon source in the mold. In some embodiments,...

Sustainable hybrid organic aerogels and methods and uses thereof05/15/14 - 20140134415 - Highly porous, lightweight, and sustainable hybrid organic aerogels with ultra-low densities and excellent material properties and methods for preparing them are provided, including, e.g., PVA/CNF/GONS, RF/CNF/GONS, and PVA/CNF/MWCNT. The aerogels are modified to have a super-hydrophobic surface, thus leading to an extremely low swelling ratio and rate of moisture absorption....

Medical and non-medical devices made from hydrophilic rubber materials05/15/14 - 20140134416 - This invention relates to medical, health care and non-medical devices comprising a rubbery or elastomeric polymer material taking up more than 5% by weight of water and at most 500% by weight of water after immersion in demineralized water at room temperature for a sufficient time to reach saturation. The...

Carbon nanotube aerogels, composites including the same, and devices formed therefrom05/08/14 - 20140127490 - An aerogel fabricated by forming an aqueous suspension including carbon nanotubes and a surfactant, agitating the aqueous suspension, and centrifuging the agitated suspension to form a supernatant including the carbon nanotubes. The supernatant is concentrated to form a concentrated suspension including the carbon nanotubes, and a hydrogel is formed from...

Woven flame-resistant garment fabric, and garment made therefrom04/24/14 - 20140113122 - A woven flame-resistant fabric for garments, the warp and fill yarns being made up of at least about 30 wt. % inherently flame-resistant fibers. The fabric is woven from a plurality of warp yarn groups consecutively arranged across the width direction in a recurring pattern, each warp yarn group consisting...

Organonitridic frameworks with hierarchical pore structures and high gas selectivity03/27/14 - 20140087163 - Provided herein are synthetic porous electron-rich covalent organonitridic frameworks (PECONFs). The PECONFs are useful as an adsorbent class of materials. In the PECONFs, inorganic nitridic building units are interconnected via electron-rich aromatic units to form porous covalent frameworks. The frameworks include tunable porous, electron-rich organonitridic frameworks, which are determined based...

Built-up roofing surfacing sheets and methods of manufacture03/20/14 - 20140079929 - Built-up roofing surfacing sheets that include a white, resin coated aluminum foil adhered to one side of an asphalt-impregnated fiberglass mat and sand adhered to the other side of the asphalt-impregnated fiberglass mat, the surfacing sheet being compliant with the requirements of California Code of Regulations, Title 24 in effect...

Mesoporous silicon03/20/14 - 20140079930 - A method of making mesoporous silicon from silica, the mesoporous silicon obtained by the method, and uses of the mesoporous silicon are described. The mesoporous silicon may be derived from plants, particularly land-based plants....

Nano-graphene and nano-graphene oxide03/20/14 - 20140079932 - Nano-graphene oxide sheets or nano-graphene sheets having a maximum average lateral dimension of about 50 nm and methods of making nano-graphene oxide sheets and nano-graphene sheets....

Method and apparatus for producing biodegradable foam03/20/14 - 20140079933 - Methods, associated products and apparatus are described for the production of biodegradable foam products using a controlled pressure increase due to compressed air and a controlled pressure decrease in pressure as key variables during a microwave heating cycle to produce a foamed product. The biodegradable product formed has improved characteristics...

Bonded web and manufacturing thereof03/13/14 - 20140072788 - Disclosed are highly extensible bonded webs or multilayered sheets containing these. These products can be processed in a ring-roll process without damage. The bonded webs or multilayered sheets can be used, for example in the manufacture of diapers....

Nanostructured titania semiconductor material and its production process02/06/14 - 20140037929 - A nanostructured titania semiconductor material termed TSG-IMP having a predetermined crystal size is produced by a sol-gel method by adding a titanium alkoxide to an alcoholic solution, adding an acid to the alcoholic solution, subjecting the acidic solution to agitation under reflux conditions: stabilizing the medium and adding bidistilled water...

Coated printing papers and processes for preparing them01/23/14 - 20140023844 - According to the present invention, a process for preparing a matte coated printing paper having a basis weight of 60 to 90 g/m2, a brightness of 75% or more, and an opacity of 95% or more is provided, comprising applying a coating solution containing calcium carbonate by curtain coating on...

Heated glazing01/16/14 - 20140017472 - The present invention relates to a laminated glazing for a motor vehicle, the light transmission of which is no less than 70%, including two sheets of glass assembled together by means of an intermediate thermoplastic sheet; the glazing further comprises a system of electrically conductive thin functional layers applied to...

Pulp and fibrillated fiber composite01/02/14 - 20140004326 - A cellulose pulp sheet is provided that is formed from never-dried kraft pulp and fibrillated fibers, such as lyocell. The pulp sheet provides several beneficial features as a result of both the use of fibrillated fibers and never-dried kraft pulp, particularly when the pulp sheet is used to form air-laid...

Insulating material comprising nonwoven webs12/19/13 - 20130337249 - Insulating materials are provided, the insulating materials comprising a nonwoven web comprising a plurality of continuous spunbonded polyester bicomponent fibers. Each of the plurality of bicomponent fibers comprises a) from about 20% by weight to about 80% by weight of poly(ethylene terephthalate) in a core, and b) from about 80%...

Modified perfluoropolymer material12/19/13 - 20130337250 - An improved perfluoropolymer composite that uses a blend of a perfluoropolymer (such as PTFE) and a silicone polymer. By coating a substrate, such as glass fiber fabric, with a blend of a perfluoropolymer and a silicone polymer, an adhesive layer can be bonded either directly to the surface of the...

Glass fibre mat and products containing glass fibre mats12/19/13 - 20130337251 - A glass fibre mat comprises glass fibres of a first kind, glass fibres of a second kind and a binding agent. Glass fibres of the first kind in this case are characterized by a mean fibre diameter of under 6 μm and compliance with the EC Protocol “ECB/TM/27 rev. 7”...

Process for preparing surface-reacted calcium carbonate and its use12/05/13 - 20130323489 - The present invention relates to an economic process for preparing surface-reacted calcium carbonate. The present invention further relates to a surface-reacted calcium carbonate having an increased specific BET surface area, and the use of a process for adjusting the specific BET surface area....

Reinforcing fabric, a cementitious board, and method of forming the cementitious board11/07/13 - 20130295360 - A reinforcing fabric for a cementitious board includes an alkali-resistant fabric and a binder including ethylene vinyl acetate. The cementitious board includes (a) a cementitious core; and (b) the reinforcing fabric disposed on at least one face of the cementitious core, the reinforcing fabric including the alkali-resistant fabric and the...

Porous polymer networks and ion-exchange media and metal-polymer composites made therefrom11/07/13 - 20130295362 - Porous polymeric networks and composite materials comprising metal nanoparticles distributed in the polymeric networks are provided. Also provided are methods for using the polymeric networks and the composite materials in liquid- and vapor-phase waste remediation applications. The porous polymeric networks, are highly porous, three-dimensional structures characterized by high surface areas....

Metal nitrides and process for production thereof11/07/13 - 20130295363 - A method for producing a metal nitride by employing a container made of a nonoxide material, wherein reaction or adhesion of a raw metal or metal nitride to be formed to the container can be avoided and inclusion of oxygen derived from the material of the container can be prevented;...